Top worst ingredients in cosmetics

Parabens

Dangerous for the health

To avoid

  • Propylparaben (ou Paraoxybenzoate de propyle, Propyle 4-hydroxybenzoate, E216/E217)
  • Butylparaben (ou Paraoxybenzoate de butyle, Butyl 4- hydroxybenzoate)

Less harmful

  • Methylparaben (ou Paraoxybenzoate de méthyle, Methyl 4 – hydroxybenzoate, E218/E219)
  • L’Ethylparaben (ou Paraoxybenzoate d’éthyle, Ethyl 4 – hydroxybenzoate, E214/E215)

Silicones

Dangerous for the environment

To avoid

  • Cyclopentasiloxane
  • Amodimethicone
  • Cyclomethicone
  • Polyquaternium

Phenoxyethanol

Dangerous for the health and the environment

To avoid

  • Phenoxyenatol
  • Phenoxytol
  • Phenoxethol
  • Ethylene glycol

Nanoparticles

Dangerous for the health and the environment

To avoid

  • Zinc oxide, Iron
  • Titanium dioxide, Silice, Silver

Less harmful

  • Lamp black

PEG

Dangerous for the health and the environment

To avoid

  • Propylene glycol
  • Polyethylene glycol
  • Polypropylene glycol
  • PEG – 6, PEG – 8, PEG – 40, PEG – 100

Mineral oil

Dangerous for the health and the environment

To avoid

  • Paraffinum Liquidum
  • Petrolatum, Petrolatum jelly
  • Mineral oil, Ozokerite, Cera
  • Microcristallina, Ceresin, Polyisobutylene

Less harmful

  • Coco-Caprylate
  • Caprylic
  • Polyglycerides
  • Glycerin

Phthalates

Dangerous for the health

To avoid

  • Di-octyl Phthalate
  • Di-n-butyl Phtalate
  • Butyl benzyl Phtalate

Less harmful

  • Diethyl Phtalate

Triclosan

Dangerous for the health and the environment

To avoid

  • Cetrimonium Bromide
  • Methylisothiazolinone (MIT)
  • Phenoxyethanol
  • Methylchlorosothiazolinone (MCIT)

Less harmful

  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Sodium benzoate
  • Potassium sorbate
  • Filtrate

Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetic acid

Dangerous for the environment

To avoid

  • Disodium edta
  • Tetrasodium edta
  • Trisodium edta
  • Tetrasodium etidronate

Less harmful

  • Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate

Sulphates

Dangerous for the health and the environment

To avoid

  • Sodium laureth sulfate
  • Ammonium lauryl sulfate
  • Sodium lauryl sulfate
  • Ammonium lauryl sulfoacetate

Less harmful

  • Coco glucoside
  • Decyl glucoside
  • Disodium cocoyl glutamat
  • Sodium lauroamphoacetate

Artificial coloring

Dangerous for the health and the environment

To avoid

  • Mineral pigments (lapis lazuli, cinnabar, iron and copper oxides
  • Synthetique (oxyde métalliques, cobalt, cadmium

Less harmful

  • Plant & animal pigments (madder, woad, indigo, saffron)

BHT/BHA

Dangerous for the health

To avoid

  • Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA)
  • Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT)

Alcohol

Dangerous for the health

To avoid

  • Denatured alcohol
  • Isopropyl alcohol
  • Alcohol

Less harmful

  • Behenyl alcohol
  • Brassica alcohol
  • Cetearyl alcohol

Lanolin

Dangerous for the health

To avoid

  • Lanne ethoxylee
  • Solulan 16
  • Lanolin PEG-16, PEG-50, PEG-75

Isopropyl myristate

Dangerous for the health

To avoid

  • Myristic acid, Isopropyl ester
  • Tetradecanoate d’Isopropyle
  • Tetradecanoic acid, 1-methyl esther
  • Tetradecanoate d’isopropyle

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